Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, November 11, 1887, Page 1

THE OMAHA DALY BEE FATEFUL FOR- FOUR. @overnor Oglesby's Decislon Saves But Two Men's Lives. LINGG FORESTALLS HIS DOOM. He Blows Out His Brains in Jail ‘With Fulminate: FIELDEN AND SCHWAB SPARED. Their Sentences Commuted to Im- prisonment For Life. THE OTHER MEN MUST HANG. Sensational Scenes in Chicago Over the Suicide of the Boss of the Bomb. Arrange- ments For the Execution. hrowers - Louls Lingg's Sensational Suicide. Ciicaco, Nov. 10.—-Louis Lingg, the archist, will never speak again. Quick, awful as was cver an act of his Creator, the voice that cried “Hoche turned to silence for ever. an- dgie anarchic What secmed muffied, horrible echo of the fearful bomb at the Haymarket came suddenly in his lonely cell this morning. That instant the man's face, which, belying ls fiend-liko deeds, has scemed beautiful as an archangel's, was made a revolting mass of blood and shreds of tangled flesh. Louis Lingg was triumphant, despite all human efforts, had from even his countenance ry trace was effaced of he evy God's image. TIE GUARD PARALYZED. For a single instance, with his back against the bars of Lingg's cell door, the stalwart guard stood stupitied, while a puff of blue smoke from the dark re crossed his shoulder. ess behind unnoticed Then ensued o wild rush of deputies, clanging of iron gates and, above the confusion and din, the hoarse shouting of the guard “It's Lingg; it's Lingg; thut came from Lingg!» A rapid, cautious movement by the turnkey flung the cell door open, and, with an eager peer into the shadows, two excited deputics jumped pell-mell in. Their ejuculations of horror brought the other guards quickly with in the cell. AGON NSE. An age of agony and suspense was passed by the jail inmates inthe cells above and around. There was a shuffling of feet on the stone floor, and then a hundred strained eyes watching down through the iron notting and bars saw groups of guards in their shirt- sleoves struggling across the dimly lighted avea bearing by the legs and arms the body of a man between them. The upturned face was o Buge clot of blood, but the turnkey who supported the head had his fingers wound tightly into the unmistakable curling ringlets of bomb-maker A GUASTL The big key of Jailor Folz grating in the main lock interrupted for a moment the sound of pattering biood on the white stone pavement. There was a creaking of rusty hinges, and the mmon fail- Dirds had gazed their last on Louis Lingg. A few steps brought the huddled-up cort the bath room of the jail, u ment scarcely ten feet sqnar dumped on the floor with scant tenderng the men who have been daily half-cxpe to meet their death at his hands, To all appe rehist was stark dead. His lithe, athlotie forn was clothed only in a short tunic, and the brawny lifbs seemed rigid, A small pool of gore was soon floating the brown curls rmoun broad shoulders, and one glance showed Lhow Lingg had striven with dynamite to blow oft /his own head. The eative lower half of the once handsome face was gone, including the upper lip and Jaw and an under fraction of the mose. Where it had been was now a Jagged, bloody gap, extending across to the ears and down to the adam’s apple. “Open your eyes, Lingg," exclaimed the Jail doctor, who had just reached the room. To the astonishment of the bystan Lingg's eves opencd and looked calmly about him, He was immediately raised to a table, propped up with pillows and was washed hurriedly, White cloth bandages were passed around the lower part of his fuce and around the top of his head, hiding all by it nose, eyes and forchead, all the loose, dan gling bones and flesh being first cut away. A gutta percha mouth of u fountuin syving was inserted into the gy lhole left by the dynamite. this method water and brandy administered. This w: ted at intervals, Lingg mean- vhile & Adfastly about him, watc every move of those in the room, but appa ently indifferent to what they did and e nothing about the almost ceaseless sl of the door only a few feet distant, nd then, without any scemi sause, o fearful hollow grounir The lis. voom' only woakened AND SUSP brown ouis Lingg. swnt, rchists and ¢ to ufly little apart- Lingg was by ting wnees the 1z the ders, immediante would sound through the bauduges. teners aghast would to give place to a by the horrors v Lingg moved hi eusily—his left nd dynamite—and without German simple direetions or tho like. Beyouda g to Captain Black, who cume into for a moment and said, “poor fellow,” the was nothing to break the horriul the six mortal hours' wait for deatl’s ap- proach, Rov. Dr. Belton, the Methodist minister attending Fielden, weut fn, but g no answering look from Lingg cume out shuking his head helpless. His DEATH Lineg's breathing gradually became slower, the pallor oii Lorehead deepened and a slight glaze was noticed {7 the now sunken eyes. Some one said, *He is dyiflg,” and the reporters made ready for a rush to the near- est tolophone, Lingg's big breast heaved once and wus still, His eyes looked straight abead with something of their old bright ness, but at a whisper from the doctor the ve- porters dashed to the telephones, falling over one auother down the narrow stair to :m courtyard iu their efforts to tell the uews ist. . While the reporters ware tuwblug aud W set not thin the d long, wias trouble as to toran by wrote in uising him | | ! OMAHA, FRIDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 11. 1887 running, the doctor raised Lingg's right arm. It fell back on the table limp. An attend- ant’s right and left fore fingers were laid on Lingg's forchead, and pushed the eyelids shut. In a moment the little room was empty of all but the ghastly corpse of bomb-maker Louis Lingg. CHEATED A SENSATION. ‘The explosion in Lingg's cell created a de- cided sensation in the jail. All the prisoners, over two hundred, heard the report. Jailer Folz was the one who carried the news that Lingg had used such deadly meaus to make away with nimself to the other anarchists. The jailor approached Pavson's cell. “Lingg has killed Limself,” said Mr. Folz. “Great God, is that sof” exclaimed Par- sons. s, it's @ fact,”” was the rop] “Well, my God,” exclaimed Parsons, I wish myself 1 had some dynamite, I would kill myself only too quickly.” August Spies was then informed tragedy. “I expected mothing else,” said s, quietly. “Ever since the finding of the bombs in his 1 last Saturday I was satisfied that if it was possible he would make away with himns For my own and comrades’ sake, 1 am glad he's out of the way.” According to Jailer Folz, all of the remain- ing anarchists are completely broken down. “They look on the suicide of Lingg as placing lim in the category of an extrema anarchist, which place they do not wish to occupy them- selves., Schwab became deeply depressed. He walked up and down his cell with his head on his breast. Engel and Fischer refused to tulk to their keeper, but were evidently al- most overwhelmed by the tragedy. THE INQUEST. toroner Hertz impanelled a jury lato this afternoon, consisting of merchants doing business within a few blocks of the jail. After viewing the corpse of Lingg, which lay in the bathroom at the jail, the jury adjourned until next Wednesday. Details of th Cuicaco, Nov. 10.—Li life this morning by means of & fulminating cap. He held theeap in his mouth and lit it with the shurning in his cell. 1o explos warning the fail with the candle in his hand supposing that he was lighting a cigar. From the cffects of the ex plosion half his head was Immediately afte of the Deed. iis Lingg ended his ndle which w on was the firs people had, the guard secing him lown away. the explosion Deputy O'Neil rushed into Lingg's cell, which was completely enveloped in - smoke. There he found the young anarchist lying on his back with great holes in his head, from which the blood flowed in torrents, He at once od into the jail ofifice und placed on a able. He was still breathing faintly, and while Dr. G was examining him he coughed slightly, and blood poured forth again from his terrible wounds aud from his mouth and nose. The physician suid the man could only live an hour or so at the most, and leath every minute. PREPARING FOR DEATIL All day yesterday it was thought that Lingg acted differently from usual. Tues- v night Le gave out his “farewell addres: which was written fov the Alarm, Parsons’ old paper. In it Le vecited at length his vances, and closed as follows: ow, with a last and earnest farewell to all friends and comrades, and with final wishes for their prosperity, I close with a view of certainty that 1 shkall never have a chance of seeing you again, my beloved With carnest and Learty wishes your future suecess in life, your com- * Hoch Die Anavchie. Lovis LiNaa.” SREAD IT IN ENGLISILY when one of the guards said that the papers had printed his letter to D. D. Lum, the young bomb thrower expressed a strong desire to “read it in English,” consented a Lingg slow] pludded through the translation. Englehart speaks German, and when appealed to gave ning of 4¢he English words in > doomed man said the letter ble translation of the o nal. Turning to another page of the paper his ey caught the line: “Lingg Will Surely Hang. lling to Englehart he asked: “What is the ning of this word ‘surely’ in Germani” Englehart told him, and Lingg langhingly observed: “So, so! I will surcly hang. Jlis manner was such that Englebart joined in the laugh. " tho blonde-haired young anarchist called to a reporter, “did you see my maedchen?? Ho was told that RKda Mueller had not been and his next query w Has my se (sweetheart) gou A1 This question was an- swered in the afiivmative, Ie scomed pleased d that if he could have seen her he would have told her tostay at home, %) on d was he expected his seen and remal i1, one of the two guards who remain re Lin throughout the ced that Tingg wasthe coolest man 's call day, dec in the Cook o jail. Mo was very pale, Lis appetite was good and he slept well, EXAMINING TIE CELL, After a while Jailer Iolz made an examina- ftlieecllon the floor. Ho found the shell of the fulminating cap. The sheriff said there had been undoubtedly dynamite in The supposition that the man put the shell in his mouth and deliberately applied the candle flame is undoubtedly covrect. The explosion was terr It startled the oftt cials, who though A bomb, the noise was so it ie shiell was 8o swi allow the swmuggling of it into without trouble. At 10:15 Dr. Gray © examinution, found that the of Lingg's throat, neck and front of Jaw had been tor v. e adminis- A sticulants, bt the d to arvuse the man, tion fai A TRAITOR IN CAMP. . into the cell thiere iy a traitor among the death w gave him the dynamite and cap. Th cling at the sherift’s oflice, as Lingy and clothing were thoro and to all appearances the guards of his cell buve watched him Lingg has always been re- most, desperate anarchist of the ¢ who manufactured the boinbs haymarket riot, and in whoso bowbs were found last Sund A CHANGE OF LINE While it is generally thought around the juil that Lingg had all along determined on cuding his own lifo in sowe tragic mauner, it is also believed that for some reason or other he committed the act sooner that ut fiest “intended. Fuesday when Oaptain Black was leaving the jail onhis way to Springlield, Lingg called him to the grating opposite Lis - ceil wnd [ broken lot. for cell 1t was the the Inglish asked him to see he had some clean linen sent him, and he w also very particular that it should be ar- ranged that the messenger who brought him his clean clothes should arrange to take away his soiled things. “All right; Il attend to it,"” said Captain Black. “What shall 1 do for you at Sprinfleld”? Lingg shook his head and said: “Do not forget the clothes.” Yesterday when Mrs, Engel was in the jail she had a short con- versation with Lingg, and then biading him wood-bye she walked into the jail ofice. As she was disappearing Lingg came to the bars and called out, rather anxiously: “Frou Engel!" but the little woman either did not hear him or heed him, and hurried out of the jail. THE DOCTONS AT WORK. Captain Black came to the jail shortly after ten o'clock. He went to the room where the doctors were working with Lingg. “Poor fellow; poor fellow,” he said, “‘can you recog- nize met" “Lingg, do you know Captain Black?" asked Deputy Sheriff Morgan. Lingg opened his looked steadfastly at the ptain and nodded his head. The rags and strings of flesh that hung to his face waved to and fro, and the captain, almost overcome, left the room. He called Dr. Frenger and said: *“Doctor, don't you think a consultation of physicians ought tobe held as to whether this man ought to be “Impossible to hang him," said the doctor: “who ever héard of hanging a wounded man? No, no, it must not be,” and the sur- geon returned to his grim task. While the surgeons were dressing the wounds Lingg rested in the arms of a news- paper man. Every once in @ while Lingg coughed convulsively and the blood that was choking him would be spattered on the cloth- ing of the attendants. The reporter raised him up 80 that he might breathe better. THE SCENE IN LINGG'S CELL after the explosion was ghastly. Teeth, bits of jawbone, shreds of flesh and blood were scattered all over the narrow compartment. Aclittle trail of blood marked the way over the stone flagging to the room where Lingg was carried. Within fifteen minutes, after the explosion, Fischer, Parsons’ and Engel were taken from their cells and searched in the jailor's private office. All their clothing was taken from them and new suits made by the sherif's or- ders were given them. The sheriff says Lingg was stripped and carcfully scarched yester- and the day before. Lingg died at 2:50. JAILER FOLZ EXPLAINS, Jailer Folz and his son, who acts as chief turnkey, were much depressed this evening over the event of the Mr. Folz was asked the way in which Lingg had kept the dynamite cap from the eyes of his keepers. He said that the ouly way he could account for it was that Lingg had secreted it in his hair, which was remarkably bushy, or in_a partof his person indelicate to mention. No other explanation was possible, as ho was stripped to the skin yesterday while his clothes were being thoroughly searched. Regarding_ the manner of the suicide, Mr. F said: “The cap is between one and oneand a half inches long, It is made of copper and the outer end is filied with dynamite. Then a small por- jon is filled with fulminating powder. Into this powder runs a fuse, In my opinion, Lingg, while lying in_bed, reached out his hand, took from his table 4 lighted candle, then placed the cap in_his mouth with the fuse outward. 'To this he placed the candle and the mortal wound followed.” The Gover 's Decision. PRINGFIELD, 111, Nov. 10.—The decision of the governor was announced in front of the executive mansiona 7 o’clock prompt by the private secretary. Fielden and Schwab were committed to imprisonment for life. The rest were denicd clemency, Thus Spic Fischer, Parsons and Engel will hang to- morrow. The following is the decision in full: State of Tllinois, Executive Ofice, Spring- field, Nov. 10, 1557.—On the 20th day of Aug- ust, 1886, in the Cook county cr court, August Spies, Albert R. Parsons, Samuel lden hael Schwab, Adolph Fischer, George Engel and Louis Lingg were founc wuilty by the verdict of a jury and afterw sentenc to_be hanged for the murder of Matthias Degan, An appeal was taken m such finding and sentence to the su- me court of the state. That court, upon final hearing and after mature deliberation, unanimously afirmed the decision of the court below, The case now comes before me by the petition of the defendants for con- tion as governor of the state. If the of Albert Iarsons, Adolph Fischer, ¢ Engel and Louis Lingg demanding conditional relcase,” or, as they express iberty or death,” and protesting in the strongest language against mercy or commu- trtion of the sentence pronounced agajust them, can be considered a petition, a pardon, could it be granted, which might imply any guilt whatever upon the part of either of them, would not be such vindication as they demand. Executive iutervention upon the grounds insisted upon by the four above named persons could in no proper sense be deemed an exercise of the constitutional power to grant reprieves, commutations and pardons, unless used upon the belief on my part of their entire innocence of the crime of which they stand convicted. A careful con- sideration of the evidence in the record of the triul of the partics, as well as of all a d and claimed for them outside of the ord, has failed to produce upon my mind any impression tending to impeach the ve dict of the jury, or the judgment of the trial court or of the supreme court affirming the guiltof all these parties. Satisfied, there- fore, us I am of their guilt, I am precluded from considering the question of commuta- tion of the sentences of Albert R. Parsons, Adolph Fischer, George Engel and Louis Lingg to imprisonment in the penitentiary, as they emphatically declare they will not accept such commutation. Samuel Fielden Michael Schwab and August Spies unite in a ition fo ecutive clemency.” Ficlden and Schwab in addition present seperate and supplementary petitions for commutation of sentence. While, as said above, I am satis- fied of the guilt of all the parties as found by the verdict of the jury, which was sustained by the judgments of the courts, & most care- tion of the whole subject leads lusion that the sentence of the amuel Fielden and Michael be modified as to each of them t of humanity and without doing violence to public justice. And as to the said Samuel Fielden and Michael Schwab, the sentence is commuted to imprisonment for life. As to all the other above named defeudants, 1 do not feel justified in inte z with the sentence of the court W 1d gladly have come to & differ- ent of the Adolph orge Engle, Albert R. Parsons and Louis Lingg, I regret to say that under e of the obligations of my en unable to do so. Ricuarn J. O Governor, SHERIFF MATSON OFFICIALLY NOTIFIED, The following is 8 of the instrument ofl‘hl'mlh commuting the senteuces of Fielden and £ Stute of Ricbard J. Oglesby, Goy the Sheriff of Cook Whereas, Samuel Schwaub were couvi D., 1588, of the er me to the cou defendauts, August Spies (Signed) rtment, wr of Hinois. To County, Greeting Fieldon und Michael tod at the June term A. fal court of Cook county of tlie crime of muvider and were sentenced therefor to be hanged ; and Whereas, It has been prosented to me by divers good citizens of said county that said Samuel Fielden and Michael Schwab are fit und proper subjects for executive clemen; Now know ve that I, Richard J, Ogle: overnor of lilinois, by authority in me vested ¥ the ceustitution of this state, do by these preseuts commule the seutence of said Saw- uel Fielden and Michael Schwab to imp ment in the penitentiary for life. In testi- nony whereof 1 hereto set my hand and bause to be fixed the great seal of the state. Done at the city of Springfleld this 10th day of November in_ the year of our Lord one thousand cight hundred and eighty-seven and of the Independenceof the United States the one hundred and twelfth [s16NED. | R.J. OaLesny, Governor, [s16xED.] Hexny D. DEMENT, Secretary of Stafe. The Situation at Speingfield, SeriNgrienn, Nov. 10.—The announcement of the governor's decision in the anarchist case spread like wildfire this evening and the greatest excitement naturally prevailed, Much speculation had been indulged in dur- ing the day and sinee noon the impression has been prevalent that the sentence of Fielden and Schwab would be commuted and possibly that of Spies or Parsons, The dec ion cannot be said to have by any means been received with surprise here and it is no exag- geration to that the governor's action meets with gencral approval. Since the public announcement of his decision the governor has remained in his study at the mansion and is engaged this evening in con- sidering the great volume of general public business which has accumulaled while the all-absorbing pardon case was pending, He is evidently giving no heed wiatever to the great volume of threatening letters he has received, as the lights are shining brightly from the windows of the executive mansion and everything its wonted appearance. Four policemen are, however, keeping a close lookout around the mansion and will doubt- less continue to do so nightly until some days after the exccution of the condemned men. Of four or five of the anarchists friends who remained in the city over to-day all but one or two left on the 9 ‘o'clock train for Chicago immediately after receiving the news of the governor's decision. Represen- tative Rohrbach and President Oliver, of the Amnesty association, were first informed of the decision immediately after its announce- ment, and expressed great astonishment that more of the condemned men had not received clemency. Rohrbach and Oliver could hardly credit the news and when emphatically in- formed of its authenticity appeared greatly downcast and refused at'once to express any further opinion on_the subject. George Schilling _expressed mingled disappoint- ment and disgust _on_ hearing the but prudently abstained any forcible expressions of His chagrin was more apparent_in otion than in his words and he, too, aftc v appreciating the import of the inte ligence, lapsed into a stubbornly uncom- municative state. The last of the anarchists’ friends left for Chicago on the midnight train, A Habeas Corpus Writ Refused. Cincaco, Nov. 10.—Attorney Solomon ap- pearcd before Judge Tulley this afternoon and made his application for & writ of habeas corpus in behalf of A, R. Parsons. His points were that the process was void, the record saying the defendant was present when he was absent. He claims that the order of the court directing the execution of anarchists on November 12 was unconstitutional and void, inasmuch a8 such final process must read: ~In the name of the people of the state of Illinois.” He read many decisions in sup- port of his point. One of Mr. Solomon's main points was that the_Illinois supreme court should have returmed the case to tue lower court, where the sentence should have again been pronounced. Neglect to do this, he agued, was a fatal error. The writ was refused by Judge Tulloy, The Last Sad.Partings. Cu1caGo, Nov. 10.—~When the news of the commutation of the sentences of Fielden and Schwab was received at the jail there was an xtraordinary scene of activity. The news was sent to the relatives of all the condemned men, and in a short time they began to arrive at the jail. The first of the women to come was Mrs, Schwab. Soon after Schwab was brought from his cell to the main oftice. His wife quickly advanced to him and, throwing her arms about his neck, burst into tears. Schwab returned the embrace in a calm man- ner and soon the two were chatting quietly togethe After th pies and Fischer wer brought from their cells and taken to the library. Engzel was brought to the pri oftic Folz. This was done for the purpose of allowing the relatives to take their last interviews, The first one of the women to arrive after Mrs. Schwab was Miss Engel the daughter of the condemned anarchis! When the two met in the pr vate office there was an out- burst of grief which it is impossible to describe, ather and daughter clung to each other and sobbed convulsively, Their conversation was in German and listened to only by Deputy Oleson. Then came M Spies, the mother of August. She had been waiting outside for an hour and a_half. Her sobs could be heard throughout the corridors of the building. She did not stay long in the library with her son and on her exit from the jail Mrs, Fischer was admitted. he went into the library and her lamentations were heard above the tramp of the deputies, who swarmed about the place, But the crowning scene of all was the visit of Nina Van Zandt, the proxy wife of Spies. She was conducted to the library by Deputy Oleson. As she walked through the main office she betrayed no emotion. The moment at which she suw August, however, com- pletely changed her demeanor, There was a look, then a gasp and in @ thrice the lovers were in each other’s arms, A bevy of curi- ous reporters and ofticers crowded up to the door of the library, but it was quickly shut by the deputy. The interview between the pris- oner and his faithful devotee lasted nearly half an hour. What actually transpired will never be known to the world, but it was suf- ficient to bring a glimmer of tears tothe eyes of the old deputy. In half an hour the lov- ers had parted and the excitemcent of the en- trance of Nina had passed. opinion, hi Apprised of Impending Death. Ciicaao, Nov. 10.—Shortly after 7 o'clock Sheriff Matson came to the jail. His mission was twofold. He wanted to give personal notice to Spies, Engel, Fischer and Parsons that they would have to suffer the extreme penalty of the law. He also wanted to see that ius deputics were 8o placed that all un- authorized people should be kept from the i When the sheriff went into the cell room ke was accompanied by deputies Price, Turner and Galpin. The quartette stayed in the cell room for about twenty minutes. The sheriff would ouly say that none of the condemued men showed any igns of breaking down. It was at 7:95 o'clock that Rev. Dr. Bolton, of the First Methodist church, called on Parsons. His visit lasted _ about three minutes and his efforts to get Parsons to consider spiritual matters were of no avail. At $:10 o'clock Spies, Fischer and Engel were taken from the rooms in which they had bude farewell to their relatives and consigned to their cells, These were soon closely guarded. An armed deputy stood in front of each barred door, Inside the cell of cach prisoner was u lantern, while a table was placed outside and on' this was a lawp, thus giving the guards an opportunity Lo watch the movements of each prisoner. Mrs. Parsons Creates a Scenc, Cnicaco, Nov. 10.—Mrs. Lucy Parsons created a scene in the criminal court butiding about 10 o’clock. She walked down Michi- gan strect to the main entrance and was ad- miticd to the hallway by the armed guards, She had with her a lady friend. Approach- ing the door which leads to the jail yurd she demanded permission to ‘procéed. This was denied her by a deputy sheriff, who was acting under the direction of Sheriff Matson, “‘But I must go iu to see my husbund.” claimed Mrs. Parsons. You cannot,” was the firm reply. Then the dusky wife of the anarchist threw up her hunds and fell to the tiled floor in a dead faint. It took over twemty winutes to bring ber to censciousness, but when this was ex don done, she was escorted from, the building. ars ns was not informed of the episode. An Alleged Confession Crtreaao, Nov. 10.—An extra edition of an evening paper says that the following dis- patch was received by Captain Black to- night New York, Nov. 10.—-Captain Black, Chi- cago: T hold proof showing the sentenced anarchists to be innocent. The guilty man is in New York and located. Have telegraphed to Governor Oglesby, Proof is under oath. How shall I communicate itt (Signed] Avoist P. Wiaesen, Counsellor-at-Law. * NEw Yonrk, Nov. 1lL—Attorney A. P. ‘Wagner, of No. 87 Second avenue, sent a lel- egram to Captain Black in Chicago yoster- day, stating positively that the man who threw the bomb at the Haymarket riot was in New York City. Mr. Wagner was seen by a reporter at an early hour this morning. He said: “Franz Mayhoff, who was convicted of attempting to defraud the Greenwich Insurance company in October and sentenced to Sing Sing for four and a half years, wrote to me some d. ago, and on November 2 I went to Sing Sing,where he made an aftidavit before a notary public that he knew the man who threw the bomb. Mayhoft said that carly in Junuary, 1887, he was introduced to a man named Klimann Schutz by William Scharff. Scharft had often told Mayhoff, Scheutz kuew all about anarchy. Two wecks later Scheutz in talking to Mayhoft spoke of an- archy, dynamite, and arson, and of the bomb ot the Huymarket. He told Mahoff he had resided in Chicago at the time and had to make his escape because the police suspected he was concerned in the Hay- market. The second conversation Mayhoft had with Scheutz was in February, when Scheutz wanted him to help kill a man who had $3,000. Mawhoff re- fused to have anything to do with him, whereupon Scheutz said : ““You are no good. 1 have done worse than that. I threw the bomb in Chicago. Others are suffering for it, but that is none of my business.” He told Mayhoff he had three bombs in a satchel and that he had them behind the wagon at the riot. It had been agreed to throw the bomb when the police interfered, but the latte ne too late, ‘T'his is practically all there is to the story, although Mayhoff talked at some length about Scheutz showing him bombs at various times and erting that if the anarchists were hung Grinnell and the jury must hang and also much incendiary talk of the Herr Most style which was in- dulged in by the self-accused bomb thrower. Mr. Wagener says he has great faith in the statements made in the affidavit from ‘what he knew of the case before. He went to Superintendent Murray and asked to have searched the premises occupled by Scheutz, but Murray refused to do it unless a warrant was gotten out, Scheutz has been employed in the repair shops of the Third auvenue railway, and is said to have been an officer in oneof the foremost socicties of anarchists in the coun- try. Wagener says he hus no interest in the case exccpt from a motive of common hu- manity. Black Will Make Another Effort. SeriNeriELD, Nov. 10.—It is learned at a late hour to-night that Captain Black has wired Schilling to remain in Springficld as he (Black), will arrive here in the morning at 6:20 to appear before the governor andurge a stay in the execution of Parsons on the ground that the latter is insane, and hasbeen for many months and is not responsiblo for his acts, He will also make a plea for Spies and in fact for all the condemned men. Certain it {s that Black will arrived here in the morning and that Schilling has remained over Yo meet him and join in the governor, Schilling was approached by an Associated press reporter late to-night, but positively refused to be interviewed or an- swer any questions whatever relating to the subject, yet he did not deny the authenticity of the report. How the Condemned Act. Ciicaao, Nov. 10.—A few minutes after 11 o'clock Deputy Peters came out from his tour of duty with Engel with the air of a man who had just left an agreeable entertaininent. The cause of this was discovered to be a se- lect assortment of funny stories with which Engel bad regaled him. This one of the con- demned is by no means depressed by the clamor of theé carpenters putting the finishing touches on the scaffold where in a few hours he wil be a prominent actor. The grim terrors of th rapidly passing hours scem to have no effect on Engel. In the course of his conversation with Peters he indulged in a sneer at the cowardice exhibited by several of his doomed fellows. Said he: “There are a good many loud talkers among us, and the ones that talked the loudest were the ones to weaken when it came to the scratch,” On being asked as to his own view of his coming doom, he threw up his hands and with a shrug of his shoulders said: 'You see me,” ere is hardly a doubt that ho will march the fatal platform and step out into i ze of a brute. At half past 11 o'clock Parsons is still awake and pacing his cell with a restless step. Occasionally his sharp face shows up in the glare of the lantern sitting in front of his door and the light in his eyes seem brighter than in the early evening. isclier and Spies sit on their beds well back from the cell doors and say but little. A Talk With Fischer and Engel. Cuieaco, Nov. 10.—Deputy Sherift Adolph Muecller had a talk with Fischer and Engel during the evening. Mueller says that the two men discussed Lingg's suicide freely, Both of them declared that they wished they had a unce to follow Lingg's example. They would infinite! » to take their own lives than to suffe shameful death alloted to them. » discussed his own which he made Saturday night by taking laudanum and morphine pil He went so far as 10 assert that that his own wife gave him the bottle about a year ago and he added that he wished he had used the poison before it lost its strength, Erecting the Scaffold. Cuicaco, Nov, 10.—The erection of the scaffold began at 10:150'clock. The first in- timation that the newspaper men had of it was the falling of a heavy board, Then came the blows of hammers and each one was dis- tilmlf’ beard in the dead quiet wkich pre- vailed. The gallows was put up in the north- east corridor of the jail, where for many years all the Cook county hangings have taken place. The scaffold is the same used in the hanging of the three Italian murders but it has been lengthened for the purpose of swinging off the four anarchists at ouce, It is painted a dead-brown color. Between 1 and 2 o'clock the sheriff and his assistant tested the gallows. Heavy bags of sand were attached to the ropes and the traps were sprung. The machine worked to perfection and in all respects was satisfactory to the authorities. Then unusual quict prevailed in the The only noise in the cell m was the low voices of a few deputies, the turning of 4 key in a lock and the rapid ticking of & telegraph instrument which was telling the world of the last hours of the four anarchists, Military Preparations. Coicao, Nov. 10.—“What preparations have you made agaiust possible trouble us a result of to-morrow’s executioni” asked a reporter of General Fitzsimons, commander of the first brigade of state troops. “1 can outline o plans,” suid the general. “It would not be policy. Iwillsay, how- ever, that 500 men of the First regiment and 750 of the Sewand can be throwa iute the NUMBER 146, fleld for action at very short notice, hundred to eight hundred men of the and Fourth regiments can be got fully equipped for duty in three hour not anticipate,any trouble, however trouble that may oceur will mot most effectually, I think, by police and - detachments ! of “irst and Second regiments. 1 deprecate the necessity for summary action on the part of the police or troops,” continued the general, “but if these wretched enemics of law and order give us cause for action there will be no such leniency as has been extended them in the past,” “Will your men use blank cartridges or fire over the heads of the crowd in case of @ riot, and an order to fire is given( “We have no blank cartridges,” said Gen- oral Fitzsimmons, “and will not fire unless we fire to do execution.” Many coujectures have been made the last few days regarding what orders had been issued to the U tates troops now at Highwood, Accordingly & reporter called this afternoon on Major-General com- mander of the Division of the Missourd, and asked him what arrangements had been made for trausferring the troops here in cuse they were wanted. “After the execution and after the trouble —should any oceur—" said the general, “1 may be willing to_talk about it, but I con sider it in bad form for an army officerto out- line his plan in advance.” neral Terry thought the militia here would be amply able to take care of any dis- turbance, together with the police. He con- sidered them all & remarkable fine and ef- ficient body of men, Details of Deputics. Cnicaco, Nov, 10.—At 6 o'clock there was an influx of deputy sherifts to the jail. Men who had for years been serving civil writs and not bothering their heads about hang- ings came in. They all wore heavy over- coats and in the right hand pockets of these were bulky objects which to the eyes of the experienced were plainly revolvers. Orders were given forbidding the entrance of any- one not conneeted with the press or sheriff s ofice. Then some of the deputies went to supper and matters quicted down. A ramor was started to the effect that Schwab and Fieldon will be r d to Jolict ut 6:30 o'clock, but Jailor declared he had no orders to that effect, Juror Brayton in Danger, Cmicaco, Nov. 10.—About 8 o'clock to night a bomb was found by Thomas Maloney in the rear of the residence of James Bray- ton, on Yale near Fifty-third street,in Engle wood. The bomb consisted of a piece of gas pipe twelve inches long and about two inches in diameter, filled with picees of iron and @ substance supposed to be dynamite. Mr. Brayton was one of the jurors who convicted the anarch- ists. He said to a reporter to-night that he did not fear any organized attack, but be- lieved that trouble might be availible from cranks. He has received several threatening letters since the sentence was pronounced on the anarchists and has consulted with refer- ence to them with Chief Ebersold, States At- torney Grinnell and _Captain_Schaak. Two ofticers were detailed to guard his house. Lingg's Sweetheart Proud of Him. CHicaco, Nov. 10.—Tda Freidel, (which is the corrcct name instead of Mueller), “Lingg's girl,”” was seen at her home to- night und usked what she thought of the suicide, “Iulways thought Lingg was a resolute fellow-—that's all,” said she. Do you think he did right in killing him- self 1" “I think it better to die as Lingg died than 10 be hanged—to helpiessty allow:himself to bo dragged to. the gallows and choked to leath, In reply to further questions the girl said she would not send word to Lingg's mother and did not care to be bothered further about the matter, She had hardly left the reporter when loud sobbing was heard in the other room, showing that her calmness had been forced and tht siie broke down after closing the oor. All Quict Up to Midnight. Cricaco, Nov. 10.—Up to 12:30 a. m. every- thing is quiet throughout the city and no in- dications of a disturbance have been reported from any quarter. The fact that the author- ities have taken e precaution to prevent trouble and are fully prepared for any emer- gency is almost a guarantee that everyth will pass off quietly to-morrow. The' I and Second regiments of inf y and Bat tery D of the artillery are mustered in their J mories, but will not be led ept in cuse of necessity. The Death Watch Cooxk Co JarL, Chicago, Nov. 11.—2a, m.—At 10'clock a change was made in the death watch, Deputy Hart had heen guard ing Spies since 8 o'clock. He repo he had quite a long talk with the anarchist. Spies declured that he had no reason to be afvaid and then launched forth in @ tirade against the courts. He asserted that all the judges who had any connection with the case had reason to tremble, while the anarchists could hold up their heads and walk to death with steady footsteps. The deputy also related the manner in which Rev. Dr. Bolton was re- ceived by Spies. The divine asked him if he would not_accept of spiritual consolation. Spies, with a haughty shake of his head, de- clared he had no use for any clergymen, “Dllpray for you all uight,” cried the doctor, “Pray for yourself,” returned Spics. **You need more.” At 11 o'clock Spies lay down on his cot and closed his cyes, but he did not sleep. Several fimes he got up for a drink of wul Bt his_every movement betokened a firmness which wias astonishing. S0 it was with the rest of the anar Parsous had the nerve to enter with a song. His sclection Laurie.” He sang the songenti therefrom ex Vists ain his guard was “Annie hands for a few mome: the song. His fortitude was the all who heard him, Extract From the Arbeiter Zeitu Cureaco, Nov. 10.—The noon issue of the Arbeiter Zeitung contained a short account of Lingg's attempted suicide, which read: 8 »urged our eourageous fricnd to . This morning he committed suicide acing a rifle cartridge in his mouth and jgniting it, almost resulting in instans h' The account goes on 10 say that his s' declaration that he was insaue, yes terday, drove bim to commit suicide. A “Fake® Exploded. Cineago, Nov. 10,.—A sensational appearcd in a morning paper and w graphed widely over the country stut wounder article solved to make to-morrow a holiday and w probably going to make o grand demonstrs tion on the streets, An investigation of the thing to-day proved it to be one of the sei tional “fukes” which some of the paper been engaged in promulgating for some time past. The ofticials g labor union say they did request such of the members as cquld consistently do so to make t¢ morrow a holiday out of respect for their condemned brethren, but that very few besides the bakers would stop work and that no demon- stration of auy kind would be made, Fischer's Farewell to Herr Most, ew Yorg, Nov. 10.—The L'reiheit this evening published a long letter from Adolph Fischer, one of the Chicago anarchists, to Herr Most, in which the condemned man bids his friend Most & last farewell. The letter is prinaipally devoted to glorification of the cause of anar-hy, for which he says he is proud he is s00n to bec ar He besecches Most to always be true the cause and asks that his wife and child be looked after, sts Parade New Yok, Nov. 10.~5cheviteh, editor of tbe Leuder, made application to the police to- day for permission for 10,000 socialists te parade to-night to express disapproval of the hanging of the Chicago anarchists, In view of Lingg's suicide Superintendent Murray summoned all his captains and gave them apecific instructions how to act. They will furnish a detail of men and all the reserv will be held in readiness for instantaneous ce. “Ideom these precautions necese said the superintendent, “as & single ievious person might cause a disturb- ance that could casily result disastrously if not immediately handled.” Scheviteh said he was not surprised to hear of Lingg's su cide and said the act showed the iron ner and will the man had. The trades unions and sympathizoers with socialism paraded to-night in protestation of the hanging of the anarchists in Chicago to- morrow. No disturbance occurred. A lon, line of men 8,000 strong passed down F t street with red und black flags, all heavily draped in_erape, the bands playing the Yead Murch of Saul” and the ‘M Jllais.”” The transparancies bore i seriptions far more bloodthirsty and threat- ening than anything in the general conduct or appearance of the marching men, Ammu‘ the legends were these: “Blood for Blood," “Proletarist,” “Beware the Insurrection “The Gallows—to Death," “Seven Nobleme You_Kill, Sa s Bowa Bombard Us and We'll. Dynamite You, ave: the Day of Your Liberaiton is at Hand." A Move For Charity. w Youx, Nov. 10— Justus Schwab and other New York socialists have held a meet- ing looking to the issuing of a call to the toilers of the world to raise a fund for the maintenance of the wives and children of tho condemned Chicago anarchists, 1t was ced that they be declared. “Wards of and that a permanent organization be formed to become international in char- acter, A Day Ahead of the Anarchists. HoxEsDALE, P, Nov. 10.—James P. Me: Cabe, who murdered Michael Riley in De- cember, 138, was hanged here to-day. -— A BEAR PANIC. Advances 60 Points On the New York Exchange. New Yok, Nov. 10.—There was a bear nic on the cotton exchunge to-day and re. ports of trouble are current. The different futures have advanced 60 poiuts since noon on the publication of crop reports confirming the estimates of a short crop. Several houses are said to be short over a 100,000 bales each, and one house is reported to huve had to provide £00,000 additional margin, The sales between calls amount to over 70,000 bules and trading continues enormous. o e In the Chamber of Deputics, Pamis, Nov. 10.—Before the opening of the chamber of deputies animated groups stood in the lobby discussing the incident. In the chamber Count De Douville-Maillefeu moved for leave to interpellate the government in reference to Wilson, declaring it impossible after the disclosures made yesterday that there should be any delay in - reassuring the public mind, which had ceived a severe shock., M. Mazeau, minister of justice, plicd that the ' government declined t accept any responsibility - for the doiugs of M. Wilson. M. Piou moved that the government order an immediate inquiry into the allegations against Wilson, Rouvier, after some debute, said the government had done it duty from tha outset and was now prepared to direct the opening of a new inquiry. Piou's motion was accepted, M. Mazeun directed the procureurs to institute judicial inquiry, Rouyier then declared that the cabinot had decided frecly on its own responsibility and asked the chamber to vote the order of the day. The chumber approved the suggestion. ——— Flyers at 'Frisco. SN Fraxcisco, Nov. 10.—The track wie fair and the attendance large. Five-eights mile: Snow Drop won, Susie S. second, Kildare third, Time—1:03. One aid one-quarter miles, all ages: Kenny won, Repetta second, Idalene Colton third. Time 5 Three-quarters mile: Bryant W. Daly second, Ruth third, Time-—1:20, One and three-cighths mile, thre olds: Shasta w third, Time—2 One and one: W. won, M Time—1 . Second heat: Black Pilot won, Bolero see- Etta W, third, Time—1:5210 Third heat: Black Pilot won, Etta W, sec- ond, Time-—-1 e Races at Kansas City. vsas Crry, Nov. 10.—Seven furlongs: 1a won, Coloncl Owens sceoud, Tommy Cotton won, year- Adelena seeond, Ellwood 5 teenth miles, heats: tta onlight second, Black Pilot third. Smperor of Norfolk ond, Los Angeles thied, won, Time : Wary won, Grisette sccond, third, © Time QLI One and one-sixteenths eraft second, Panuma third, One and one-cighth miles Biddy Bowling second, Mulu 2104, Insolence Dad won, Wood- Time—1 :551y. Clone F u third. won, Time ) Weather Indications. For Nebraska: Fair weather, light winds, generally from south to west, slight chunges in temperature. Towa: Slightly wirmer, fa to fresh varial southwesterly., Fastern and Central Dakota: colder, fair weather, follow or snow, light to fresh vi The Magistrate Wrong. Doy, Nov. 10.—In the case of the gov- ernment’s appeal from the decision of Mag- istrate O’Donn dismissing the case of Lord Muyor Sullivan, charged with publish- veports of mectings of supprossed wehes of the les the court held the trate wrong in law i dismissing the +and ordered it referred back and re- weather, light » winds, generally shifting to Slightly d by local rains iuble winds, - E Steamship Ar Soutmamproy, Nov. 10 gram to the Ben.]—Arrived from New York for Bremen QUEENSTOWN, Nov. 10.--Arrived tanic, from New York, Grasaow, Nov. 10.- nian, from Philadeiph Pinaneieniy, Nov. 10 — Arvived ~The Lord Clive, from Liverpool, als, Special Telo- The Allel The Brit- Avrtved--The Hibel Sensational Revelations, Pams, Nov, 10.—The clations in the Caftarel trial yesterday in relation to M. Wil- sons antedated letters have caused a sensi- tion. Tho newspapers now declure that it impossible thut he should be allowed to cs- cape. . — A Warner Institute O pened. huperort, Conn., Nov, 10.—The formal opening of ubke Warner institute oceurred this even Addresses were deliyered by Robert Collier uud others. Mrs. Cleveland was present and gave @ reception 1o 2,000 working girls, e Refused to Part With Wilson. 10%, Nov. 10.— A Paris dispatch to the a violent ne occurred at the ting to-day, Grovy obstinately re. fusing to part with M. Wilson. LIl Postal Changes. WasninGros, Nov, 10.—[Special Tolegram George W. Masters was to-day uppointed postmaster ut Bear Grove, Guthe ¢ county, la., vice C hus Reed, re- - Princeton's Prosident Resigns, Prise N, J., Nov. 10.—Dr, McCosh signed the presidency of the Princetom college Lhis morning